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The Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug (Balochi: کھوسگ, Sindhi:کھوسو, Urdu: کھوسھ ,کھوسو) are a Baloch tribeof Pakistan. Even though the word has been used differently in different book, according to Balochepics, Khoso means one with the knife or "The Warrior". According to Baloch history, Khoso was the grandson of Hooth.

The Khoso is one of forty tribes of Baloch which have survived since the 11th century. According to Baloch historians, the tribes have merged into one another and only a few survived to live with their own identity. The Khoso tribe name is found in many poems (11th and 12th century) of Baloch epic. Sardar Meer Dilmurad was sardar of this clan when British government was established but he did not recognise them and with a few other sardars tried to fight them but was subsequently arrested and was sent to Nicobar and Andaman islands which was then camp for high value targets as in British gazzatte and puppet sardar was made at Qadirpur.

The tribe have settled in Iran, Pakistan.
Distribution

Main clans

Balel or Balelani ( clan of Tumandar or Chief Khosa ) Umrani, Sulemani, Balialani, Jiani, Hamalani, Hajani, Munjhani, Sahjani, Sadkani, Bakhrani, kharamsani, Jindani, Sanjriani, Jamwani, Fatehani, Esani, Chutani, Wadani, Bandoani, Janyani

Politicians

• Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa belongs to Dera Ghazi Khan.
• Khan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso (Ex-MLA 1953-1956 from District Jacobabad. Descendant of Mir Dilmurad Khan Khoso)
• Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso (son of Mir Dilmurad Khan Khoso and Pioneer of the family)
• Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Ex-Governor Balochistan, Chief Justice High Court Balochistan, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court, Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan and Member Federal Public Service Commission)belongs to District Jaffarabad Balochistan.
• Mir Zahoor Hussain Khan Khoso (Mpa from District Jaffarabad Balochistan)
• Late Khan Sahib Mir Nabi Bux Khan Khoso (Ex-MNa from District Jaffarabad And Naseerabad)
• Latif Khosa (Chief Sardar of Khosa tribe(senator and Attorney General of Pakistan) Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa Chief Minister Punjab
• K.B KHOSA BALOCH a well known writer and a social worker of Pakistan fisher folk forum gawdar

Warriors

• Dil Murad Khan Khoso (Freedom Fighter 1857)

Media People

• Ayub Khoso (TV star)
• Qayyum Khosa (Journalist )
• Mir Hassan Khoso (Chief editor Mehran Magzine QAU Islamabad)
• Kayam Khosa (Creative Director, Writer)
• K.B Khosa Baloch director, Writer and actor of balochi flims]]